Whenever Emily and I can, we stop at our local Humane Society to pet the cats. We started this one weekend when we were stopping by to look at the puppies. We decided to go visit the kitties and realized how much they longed for attention. It was so much fun, my youngest and I just started to go every Saturday we could. One day when we went to Petco, a guy had some cats from a shelter and asked if we wanted to pet them. He then asked if we wanted to volunteer to “go pet the animals” at shelters.

What? They actually have volunteers to give those animals love? It was just then that I realized that I was actually doing a good deed without being asked to.

Oh man – I just got kittens. I thought they were so much more elusive than dogs, but no. They just have their times when they want petting and times when they don’t. If I never pet them, I think they’d be sad.

That’s great that they have something like that,and well done to you for doing it without anyone telling you.We sometimes go to the shelter to take the dogs for a walk.Great post i love wearing yoga pants.

I volunteer at the local SPCA. I used to think I wanted to bring them all home, but quickly realized that it was so much better to go every week and match them up with their FUR-ever homes. There have been a couple that tugged at my heart strings, but my baby, Stu, likes being an only-cat.

PamJul 01, 2014 @ 19:38:57

It’s great that you do pet them though. Shelter animals are always starving for attention!

That’d be a pretty awesome gig! I’m glad they have people that do that.

Jennifer WilliamsJul 01, 2014 @ 19:51:25

I used to work with animal services and loved going to pet the animals. Of course we ended up adopting a few, but it is nice to go spend time with them.

Robin (Masshole Mommy)Jul 01, 2014 @ 19:52:56

I don’t think I could volunteer at the shelter. I would end up leaving in tears because I couldn’t bring them all home.

ShaunaJul 01, 2014 @ 19:59:30

I am a huge kitty-lover… before hubby and I got together I had five kitties but he is allergic, so I had to give them to friends. I don’t think I would be able to visit the humane society without bringing one home, HA! I would love to take the girls, though. They constantly ask for a cat!

There are animal allergies in our household, but we donate our towels and blankets, etc. to a woman in town who sews them to a set size and takes them to shelters in the area for animal bedding. In fact, I think we have some to take to her next week when we get up into the attic (don’t tell MIL that her hand-me-downs are going to the cats and dogs!).

Amy DesrosiersJul 02, 2014 @ 15:51:13

My neighbor is a foster parent for our local humane society. I can pet all the animals I wish, and I too love yoga pants…yoga pants all the way!!

The kids are having a lemonade stand this coming week to raise money to donate to our local shelter. They did last year and had so much fun raising it and then going to donate the money and some time! Thanks for sharing.

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